Is NIT Calicut good in the ranking?

According to NIRF 2020 Engineering ranking, NIT Calicut is ranked at 23rd position. It is a good sign since in 2017 and 2018 it was ranked at 44th and 50th position, respectively.

But, the decline in ranking that it had to go through was because of the administration. Let us look at this one by one:

• The infrastructure is not good. Hostels are not up to the mark and there are no separate hostels for PG students. The mega hostels have been under construction for so many years. Half of the college campus is forest.

• Very few permanent faculties. Most of the faculties are visiting faculty. Even though faculties keep on retiring, no new permanent appointments are made.

• The placement records are very bad. Core branches don’t even get placed. You can find placement only in the department of CSE, EEE, and ECE.

Hopefully, all this has changed for the better and so has the ranking in 2020. But, it was because of poor administration that the ranking saw a downfall in the past. On the contrary, cut-offs for JEE and GATE have only increased.